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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
EscApR OF AN ELEPHANr FROM A CIRCUS.

IEGERsoLL, Out. Aug. 29.-Robbins, large oephsnt,
Get away from circus which performing here this
tfternoon, and swan across Smiths Pond He then
rent through the lively He turned west
ard followed the river for distance destroying any
isnces that were it, road The brute got into neld
xhsre thers were number Of CATTLE and sfter chasing
.hsu around for awhile. without doing much damage.
= rot the Grand Trunk Railroad track aud 10 still on
tne road about six miles from here: 1here arc
senbsr Of men and two other elephants after him'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN MEXICO.

CITY OF Mexico. via Galveston, Aug. ga brisk
earthquake shock was experienced here abou: o'clock
tbisornpe agltatng house. and making people DIZZY
in streets people out Of their houses and fell on
sir knees praying The shock Was not severe And WAS
most felt In the outlying portions OF tue CITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

A BoY TALLY SHoT WfrHOUTRx0USs..
Jamss UonAsuy, VI No. lol Fsta,e.. was standing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
NO FAIrn IN TIE oHIxEsE BAYK SCHEME.

NO FAITH IN THE CHINESE BANh SCHEHE.
CHICAGO. Aug. 30 tSpeedb.-A Mr. Churchill. who has
just arrived from Chiua asked to-day regarding the
proposed Chinese bank be established By
Philadelphia syndicate lie does not think that It will
ever come 10 anything There Is no need OF such a
bank In China. whore money plentiful enough said
he and the idea or tho Chinese giving up any privilege
in which there money such railways or tele
phones, to the foreigner IL ridiculous TO any one VINO
knows anything about China. People In this country
have a vague idea OF what the Chinese really
them under the generic title OF heathen'
They the most people on the face or tue
gioe They exist exactly they did 5000 years ago
originality or attempts at social or national improve
ment are capital offences"
Mcssrs. Russell & Co., of No. 60 Wall Street, who
do large banking business with China, know nothing
regarding the onese bank project
Count MtkewicZ and the Imperial Chinese Envoy,
Ma klen Chang and SUITE to leave San Francisco
yesterday for Washington, where they Will present
autograph letters from the Viceroy, Ii Hung Gang
to Secretary Bayard. IL appears that the VcerOy
has granted Count MitKewIcz and Wharton Barker,
bank under an Imperial charter giving sole and eY-
elusive rights rs far regards tle Chinese Imperial
and provincial governments. The bank Is to be eStab
lished In Chinese commercial centres and to have
branches in all foreign cities with which China mas
trade. Its scope will be almost boundleSs, IL VIII
have the sole light to coin money to receive and dls
burse Imperial and provincial treasury funds to take
over the existing Government telegraph lines ana
Iave exclusive right for fifty years TO manipulate
telephones. Wharton Barker Is To 60 10 China 10
ratify the agreement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30
PREPARING FOR MORE EMOTIONS.

postss. Aug. 20. = Captain Piunkett having urged
Vossdy 70 settle with the teusnts on h,s Her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-30

FRENCH DEPUTIES FIGHT DUEL
PARIS, Aug 29.-ln q duel to-day between Deputies
as sin aud julie the latter was nded in the hand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

cedcd it. Tia TRIBUNE lays before its readers
verbatim report of the speeches delivered.
They are all well worth reading. From an
intellectual point of view the Ncw-England
Society always presents one of the most attrac-
tive feasts Of the year. The list of speakers
comprised tho Rev. DR.. Joseph II. Twchcil,
Congressman Coo ran, Mayor Hewitt Mr. Ed
ward O. Wolcott, General SchOfcid. General
Horace Porter and Mr.. Dcpcw. Most of these
are familiar to NcwYorb gatherings. Last
year this society brought forward MIR. Henry
w. Grady as a new figure in the metropolis.
This year it went to the West instead of to
the South for its novel attraction This was
Mir. Wolcott, a popular lawyer of Denver who
made most agreeable impression. His pun
gent remarks about the South. about the cant
that "anybody in either party is better than
his party and about the Independent voter
standing upon a raised daiS to be counted,
were particularly telling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

the cxecutoncr, the adjustment of the rope,
the depth Of the drop, the muscular conforma-
ton Of the subjects neck, etc. and can never
be determined beforehand with absolute GER
tainty.
Not many years ago. at an execution in Cali
fornia the weight of tho c0nvicts body act
ually pulled his head off. to the horror of the
spectators. Whether, however, hanging is
PAINLESS or not it is certainly in many instances
a lingering process. and herein electricity has
the advantage decidedly. As to the oldfash-
ioncd considerations about increasing the de-
tcrrent influence of the penalty by making the
infiction of the capital penalty as terrible as
possible. nothing can be said for them. If
taking mans life no matter i'll what way,
does not deter from the crime To which the
death penalty is affixed then nothing can do
50. The punishment consists in the taking
of life. That is the most and according to the
general opinon) the worst that man
can do to man. Humanity and JUS
tirc alike counsel the execution of
so tremendous a sentence in the most swift
and painless manner, and also in the most
certain manner. This is what the
proposed adoption of electricity a. the agent
signifies and if il il carefully and scientifically
apuiicd there can be little doubt that the cN-
ample Of Ncw-York state will be followed by
NIL civilized communities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
DEAIH ELECIRICTTY.

1t appears to be safe conclusion that the
commission appointed by tho Legislature OF
1886 TO examine various modes Of inhictlng
capital punishment, in tho interest Of hui
mancr method than the gallows will report I'm
favor of electricity as the lethal agent. The
one point upon which moro light was needed
was tho question whether such On electric
shock as would kill instantly could indeed bo
administered without causing pain. This
point has been carefully investigated. and the
conclusion is said to have been reached that the
death by electricity is absolutely painless. ID
has been sometimes asserted that death by
hanging is equally unattended by pain, but 1t
is doubtful whether this Is the case. especially
since when the gallows Is used death may re.
suit either from rupture Of tho cervica1 wertc-
br@ Or by asphyxiation. which. Is by: nc. meana
so summary process. In fact, tho nature Of
tho death in hanging depends Oh the skill Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
LILLE III ENOLIDAI LIT.

There is some talk that the coming LcCiS-
la,urc will be asked to repeal the I!alf-Iloliday
law. or at least to modify ii in some respects.
Any attempt to repeal the law would surely
meet with determined opposition and probably
would fail Public opinion has made itself
felt strongly in favor Of the hall-holday re-
form and would not consent to any backward
steps. \ modification Of the law, however,
NAV be shown to be necessary. In soma
branches Of business The compulsory closing ON
saturday afternoon which the law brings about
has not worked 10 the entire satisfaction either
II employers or employees. What they seem
TO desire is a wider opportunity for chocc in
the matter and probably there Is no good
reason why this should not b. conceded.
HE TR!BrNr has been earnestly in irror Of
the half holiday movement from lis inception,
and there is no need now to assert that We L.
gard the reform - Lcnclicrnt and helpful in
the highest degree. We did fear however,
chat there was danger IN making haste TO en-
force the movcmrnt 10y legislation. ~ re-
forms move slowly. TO establish them firmly
requires time. Public opinion has to rradju-t
itself t. new conditions. Nearly year before
the l!alfIloliay Bal was brought forward in
the Legislature THE TKIHrEE said that the
time for making laws ON the subject was not
yet. and expressed the fear that the passage
Of such laws might rclard rather than hclp the
movement. Nevertheless. when the bill WAS
introduced i, received our hearty support.
The result ha, shown that our original position
was right. The lialf-lIolIlay law might better
hovc hccn deferred a wear or two uutd the
benefit Of the extra half day II rest had been
dearly shown. Bu; We do not think that the
law should now BE- repealed. II it i, too
sweeping in is provisions it may however
need modifying. That would not hc a serious
blow to the reform. The half holiday has
come 10 stay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
TEN PAGES.
THE NEWS Ills MORNING.

FoRElGN.-Ihe European war scare has almost
subsidized. - There is an impression III England
that Prince Bismarck refused to see Lord Ran
dOlph Churchill - Efforts are being made IN
England to justify prize fighting; kllraln ana
Smith have agreed TO let their fight stand draw
- The Crown Prince is much better his neck
has been cupped and his blood will be analysed
to ascertain if it contains too much sugar. -
warrant has been issued i'll London for the
arrest of General Milen, head of the Clan-na-Gacl
Society. - The st. Petersburg University has
been closed on account of trouble among the
students - Wallace Ross and George Bubear
have been matched to row for 81 900 side on
February Is over the THAMES course
CoNG.Ess-BOth branches i'll session. 60 Sen
ate: On motion of Mr. Dolph resolution was
adopted calling upon Secretary Bayard for copies
of the Samoan correspondence; number oil Duis
and resolutions introduced and the Senate
adjourned to January 4. - House: The death
of Representative Moffatt, of Michigan, was an
nounced appropriate action taken and the
House adjourned to January 4.
DoMEs1IC.-SeVcral persons were frozen to death
in Kansas; Denials from Western Kansas of the
statements alleging lack Of fuel - Mr. Man
ming was observed to be growing weal<c"; all hope
of his recovery was given up by his friends. -
Secretary EndlcOtt was entertained IN NhlCdoO
- Isidor Cohnfeld said he was about TO return
to New-York - The people in Newburyport
prevented an eviction - The flames due to eX-
plosions of naphtha in Rochester were eXtinguish-
ed - DR.. Ferdinand " Hayden the geologlst
died.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The New England Society
in New-York celebrated Forefathers' Day BY eat
ing its annual dinner. - Another ship started
20 find the big raft; revenue cutter VIII go To-
day - Ten pieces Of property belonging TO the
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe estate sold for $3.50
900. - The final agreement made with the
Park Board in regard TO sinking the Harlem rail-
way tracks The Montauk Fire Insurance
Company retired from business. - Dr. Nc
Glynn's former parshioncrs gave him check Tor
ST. 200. - Testimony was produced at Newark
TO show that Ward McAllister's fathcr-in-aw was
insane when he made his will. - An explosion
of naphtha gus in jersey City blew thu front wall
out OF "a building and injured three persons GO
Harlem New-Eng CHAMBERS celebrated the landing OF
the Pilgrim Fathers by dinner. - Stocks more
active at higher values, from which there were
reactions and firm closing.
me Observation-Disclosures for to-day Far
and slightly colder at first then moderatlng.
Temperature yesterday Highest So; lowest,
90; average. 274O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
amusemeNts.

bIJoU OrrRA HousE-2 and s:l3-The Corsair.
CAsINo-2 and s-Nsdelon.
DAYS THEATRE 2 and s-Railroad OF Love
DocxsrApyn's-2 and s:30-Mtnstrei4
Inrv Nusrr-Erielyi Nacz-Aieeb Paintings
r,rTu AvyyUE TnEATIE-2 and S-Monsieur
orIND OplRA House, and As in Looking GLASS
rycrUu TuE.TRH-2 and -:l5-rhe Wife
MADISON AVE-. AND j9rH-sr.-Day and Evening-Nerr
mac and Mon tor Cycl rama
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUsE.-2-The Trunpeter OF
Sack.ngon
MADISON SQUARE THRtTRE-2 and S:3O-Elains
NiBIO's GARDEN-2 and : -Sho.
STAR THEATRE aud 3 Our Governor.
eTTINwAY HAII-2-COnccrt.
TuAIIA-S-Coldhschc.
TIsIos SQUARE rIe ATaE--2 and 'S-Thc Henrietta
WAILACKs-2 and .:l5-F0rget-Me-
bTH-AvE ART GALLERIEs-Day and Evening-Archtcct-
ural Exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
MUSICAL And DRAMATIC NOTES

Mr.. Abbey announces three moro concerts OF Josef
lIoinann at the Metropolitan Opera House on THURSDAY
and saturday evenings. December 80 and 81. AZ
o'clock and Tuesday afternoon. December - ar ,.
The current isSuue Of The Churchman" contains
tender and graceful Christmas sumbcr songT word.
by the Rev Gcorg" r. Rider music by Henry Dc Kovcr
Rider. which is the Christmas Service kalcudat, "a
81 Thoma>'> and ~. BauholOmew's
Mr.. Emanuel Moor may be heard in "A piano fous
recital al >icinway Hall this afternoon.
Heinrich Boetcl Will say farewell TO thr New York
public AZ the rhalia Theatre In performance Of Lc,
lIuguenots.'
Rudolph Alonson has published Il rev walz. Bdas
Blue Eyes II contains the melody which Josef II f.
mann lmprovl,cd the private rccli -, aIarAs
Theatre Few DAYS after hiI arrival
Horny TIinck IS announced 10 deliver f,nr lcctu,cs
on musical subjects at Chictcrnc Hall in February.
March AMI April under the auspices II rho Narionai
Coz ScN atofy Of Music.
forthcoming attraction al the Star Theatre IS no
Irish romantic play OF tho soggarth.' This an
nounced for January 10 1t tells story Of tho pos
day In ireland Tho life described Is that Of ths
gentry and not the mob The east will include V II.
Thompson formerly of Days Theatre: Miss Nd's
Eelgalde r. VI Holland Burr Mcintosh. Henry Van
dcnhod and Miss Lillian Conway
\ new musical play. called check IT, which Il
70 b. produced Immediately after the holidays. viii
present Mr. W. II Mcstaycr and Miss Theresa Vaughn
IN prominent characters MT Mf>t9Nef VIII lllCf-
senate the cashier Of "A New York bank who becomes a
defaultcr and seeks the happy refuge OF Canada
A circus and menagcric will be opcncd at tho
American Institute Christmas Eve Fifty women
TO take part in the performances. which Will occar
both afternoon and evening. Ponies. monkeys aud
elephants among the joys promiS ii for the young
people WHO visit this show.
The burlcSquc OF The CoISa'r." now visible Al hs
Bicu Opera House will reach IFS one hundedth night
on January 0.
The one hundrcdh consecutive Performance OF lN
Henrietta" will occur at the Union square Theatre 90
December 81 at tho matinee. souvenirs ara TO "
distributed
The attention OF llaygu l. again di''''" ="
tho Interesting announcement of a perofma'S
to be given this afternoon, at the Lycenm Thea !"
by pupils of The New York school of Acting. which
IL dlreccd by Mr.. Franklin H. Sargent. An ahals
tation from Molierc and one act of \ winter iaio
constitute the programme IL l. one OF si'Vla "
tcrest.
Miss Selma Dohros comedy of ." Fashion, winch
Was tried last season the Madison square Ihcar"
will DO brought out noxt week at Wallacks Ihear"
Mr.. Irving and Miss Terry gave an ezra p"
formanco at tho Chestnut Street Opera House.
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, In order TO MI UP w
last week Of their engagement at that houe, "' m
Will terminate tonight Q'rday). They stafl ~
Chicago Immediately after the play, and VIII app'~
there next Monday I'm Faust"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

FREEZING AND STARTING AT THE WEST
The West would seem to be called upon to
bear more than her share of calamity this
year At Thanksgiving time came the news
Of prairie and forest fires that were causing
great destruction in Illinois, Missouri and
Arkansas. and Of a lOng-continucd and most
distressing dIouth in Indiana. Now the in
tense cold and severe storm are cclipsing the
eaycty Of the holiday season in parts Of Kansas
and Nebraska. The latest dispatches. though
mcagre, are enough to show that the situation
in many snow-bound homcstcads and settle
mcntS is desperate. II seems to be certain that
several persons have been starved or frozen to
death already, and there is reason to fear that
the opening Of communication with rcmotcr
and more isolated points may reveal startling
loss Of life and widespread suffering. Fuel
was very scarce on the Kansas plains before the
destructive storms set in. and now there may
be more than one locality which the utmost
cEdCayOrS Of the transportation companies will
fail to reach in time to prevent additional
calamity. Here and there, moreover. there
was Scant supply of food. and at such places
the inhabitants are subjected to the double
misery Of cold and hunger.
Slch VISITATION rs thlS never lalS 10 Stlinu-
late universal sympathy and generous meas
llrcS of relief and we may be sure that at this
season the response to appeals for aid Will be
particularly prompt and jealous But the
peculiar gravity Of the situation lies in the fact
that the sufferers are more than usually unable
t. withstand the siege Of the clements and that
there are probably distant points where the
SpccdicSt succor will arrive too late and helpless
individuals whom it can never reach at all.
Full details Of the storm and the blockade will
be anNiou>ly awaited. and all over the country
there are generous people who viii be eager to
learn how they can be helpful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

A tax of twenty dollars for each person, for
example, would have kept out thousands of
men who have been of vast service in the de-
veopmcnt of the country. 1t is not likely
that Congress will adopt prohibltory duty,
but it can and should enact strict measures to
shut out all those whose record shows them
TO be incapable OF vicious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
ln0cs 10 A1peruse uelt5
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York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

Ex-Governor Clafn's homo In Boston. Professor am
Mrs. Palmer will spcnd the winter At BOxfpr and On
to Europe In the spring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

The search for the big raft that is alioat
somewhere on the Atlantic is to be prosecuted
vigorously. as it ought to be. Whether the
raft can be readily found is question nobody
can answer. If the photographic official who
is quoted elsewhere is ~ be believed, this viii
be no easy task. The inventor Of the raft
promises to launch Of that is the correct world
his next one in June. That is sensible de-
clsion.
The lowering of the Harlem Railroad tracks
north of the Harlem River is assured. The
company has agreed to the notifications made
in the original plans and is anxious to begin
the work as as possible. There may pos
sbly be few people who will be incon-
ycnienced by the change, but the improvement
will be Of great benefit t. the general public.
The cost of the work is to be borne wholly
by the company, which has shown an admirable
spirit throughout the negotiations.
Congress has adjourned for the holidays,
after being in session sixteen days. The work
accomplished thus far is-nothing; at least 50
far as the House is concerned. The Senate
committees have settled down to serious busi-
ness and a number of important bills have
already been referred. The House Is still
waiting for the Speaker to name the COM
mttccs. The recess will last till January 4,
so that Just month will have elapsed from the
date of opening before Congress as whole
will be ready to enter on its duties. There
ought to be some way of rcmedying this.
Fortunately, in this case little is lost by the
delay, since the longer the Democrats put OIL
their tariff tnkcring the better for the business
of the country.
If it were not for the Republican Senate the
Democrats who control the Government would
escape good deal of trouble. Secretary Bay
ard has just been called On to hand out the
correspondence relating TO the Samoan affair,
in which, it will be remembered, the United
States took no very creditable part If Mr..
Bayard had shown bold front at the right
time he probably could have checked the de-
signs of Germany and England upon the Samoan
Islands and made this countrys influence
supreme there Instead. he recalled the consul
who had made a determined stroke, and left
the way open for Germany TO take the prize.
To have the entire transaction dragged into
tho light of day can scarcely be agreeable TO
the Secretary Of State.
Tho cighty-sccOnd annual dinner OF the New
England Society Of Ncw-YoIk, which took
place last night at Dclmonicos. was as brilliant
and successful as any in the long list that pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

WILL. HIS STOCK OF GOOD THINGS HOLD wa
FROM The Phiadssyhia Record
Santa Claus Carlisle certainly has . '0ns
of Congressional stockings 10 I'LL J
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

NOT so DISGUSTING AS IT MIGHT HAVE phD''
from TIE Philadelphia mguher ...
All decent Americans shuddor At tho news OF ~
brutal prize fight In france, but really w. ~
might have been more horrible II the American A~
been whipped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

The cighty-sccond annual dinner of the New
England Society Of Ncw-YoIk, which took
place last night at Delmonico's. was as brilliant
and successful as any in the long list that pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
Says France unto Bismarck:
Morbleu aud sacrr
For Alsacc and Lorraine I'll
Get cvcn-sOme day ="
To Russia says Austria:
Hands of. and beware !
There's death on your borders.
There's wrath I'm the air.
Says tho Gar. with a buster
90 trumpet ami lance:
My CO>sackS shall pipe and
Young Ferdinand dance ="
Bnlgarls'S princeling.
As SIN A. yOu please,
i counting the shade OF
outrageous trees.
And Bismarck. the crafty,
Phiremstic I'm mood,
a, mum a an oyster.
Keeps on saving wood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

Frank lurd. with the new wine Of free trade
President message vintage working in his i'm
agnation, progresses that Mr. Cleveland will
carry Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa
next year OF course he viii and while hc Is
engaged in doing IL water VIII be- running up hill,
skies will be falling. large number of l1rkS will
be- caught, and fine crop Of Strawberries Will be
gathered from the saline fields Of the Atlantic
Ocean. That Imagination Of lIurds Is too much
inclined to cmhonpolut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

"Thc Buffalo Courier asserts that opposition
TO the proposition to permit the people-in a gov
eminent Of "A pcoplc-to express themselves at the
balot-box in regard to a prohibition amendment
to the Constitution is contrary TO the princ-
pies" Of the Democrats Of this State. Say, rather
10 their want Of principles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

The London Globe" says that Mr. Blainc's
"clanre Of hiing the Presidential chair certainly
look, better than il did" The Mucwump press Of
Amcric-. Will never condonc that remark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

The Public Works Department is going to have
some 100000 more to spend next year than it
had this year. With that additional amount
good deal Of good work ought to be done But
there should he no room made for more politics
in the Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23

Tho Chcago Tribune" enjoys the singular
di,tInctio Of being thc one Republican newspaper
in America which the MugWumps praise. IL II
really flncics thi, sort Of commentator II Is Wc'-
nnrnn In II all